Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a "net fatality."

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3–2 to impose net neutrality rules today, restoring the common-carrier regulatory framework enforced during the Obama era and then abandoned while Trump was president.

The rules prohibit Internet service providers from blocking and throttling lawful content and ban paid prioritization.

“Consumers have made clear to us they do not want their broadband provider cutting sweetheart deals, with fast lanes for some services and slow lanes for others,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said at today’s meeting.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•7 months ago

    I’m quite aware of the ISP situation in the USA and it has been worse at each home I’ve lived in before. I’ve had shitty AT&T connections at 4 homes with no other options there. Things have gotten much better in the last 5 years overall. Fiber is rolling out all across the country from local utilities like phone and power. Look for your local options, and avoid the big companies.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•7 months ago

      As someone 10 minutes outside of a major city, my (slow, unreliable, expensive) options are:

      • Cellular
      • Satellite
      • Fixed wireless

      Americans are entirely at the whim of ISPs and what areas they determine are worth investing infrastructure in.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•7 months ago

        Damn that sucks. I live about 100 miles from the closest major city and have 2 options for fiber, plus those other options